WCW Beach Blast 1993 Results and Review Davey Boy Smith Explodes

WCW Beach Blast 1993 VHS Cover - Classic!

WCW Beach Blast 1993 was one of those shows that you either saw or you didn’t even know existed. Now that the WWE Network has all the major WCW events, you can watch it. I went back to watch this and was absolutely fascinated by the whole thing.

WCW Beach Blast 1993 was live from the Biloxi, Mississippi and there were 8,600 people in the arena for this one. The event was promoted with a mini-movie, one which Wrestling With Wregret and Colt Cabana made fun of (video below). This event was interesting in a lot of ways, mainly for the final matches, although there are some gems up front. We’ll talk about this, and well, it’s not as bad as some people may think.

WCW Beach Blast 1993 Results

Paul Orndorff (c) defeated Ron Simmons by disqualification WCW World Television Championship
2 Cold Scorpio and Marcus Bagwell defeated Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce
Lord Steven Regal (with Sir William Dundee) defeated Erik Watts
Johnny B. Badd defeated Maxx Payne
The Hollywood Blonds (Brian Pillman and Steve Austin) (c) defeated The Four Horsemen (Paul Roma and Arn Anderson) Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship
Dustin Rhodes fought Rick Rude to a draw 1-1 30 Minute Iron Man Challenge for the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
Ric Flair defeated Barry Windham (c) Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
The Superpowers (Sting and Davey Boy Smith) defeated The Masters of the Power Bomb (Big Van Vader and Sid Vicious; with Harley Race and Col. Robert Parker)

WCW Beach Blast 1993 Results and Review

Paul Orndorff (c) defeated Ron Simmons by disqualification WCW World Television Championship

Ron Simmons was a big deal in WCW, but this match wasn’t that good. Simmons was nursing injuries in the 1990s, and it showed. Orndorff was not in his prime here, and he was gassed towards the end here. This match was ok, ended in disqualification and left me thinking, what would have happened if Orndorff stayed in WWE?

2 Cold Scorpio and Marcus Bagwell defeated Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce

2 Cold Scorpio is so much fun to watch. Buff Bagwell and the other idiots are lost here. Oh and did you know the other guys are the Godwinns from WWE? Yeah. Ok match, 12 minutes, 2 Cold Scorpio is the best here.

Lord Steven Regal (with Sir William Dundee) defeated Erik Watts

Erik Watts! The son of the booker man from the territory days, and about as exciting as mayonnaise on toast. Steven Regal was good here, with some stiff offense, before winning big here in under 10 minutes.

Johnny B. Badd defeated Maxx Payne

Not a fun match here, it was adequate. Payne was ok, but he’s better when tagging with Cactus Jack.

The Hollywood Blonds (Brian Pillman and Steve Austin) (c) defeated The Four Horsemen (Paul Roma and Arn Anderson) Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship

Brian Pillman and Steve Austin were on drugs, right? They were flying around the ring, bumping for Arn and Paul like they just drank a whole pot of coffee. This was a fast moving match, and I was thoroughly impressed with Pillman and Austin’s tags, as well as Paul and Arn’s quick counters. The Arn Anderson spine buster is absolutely brutal, holy crap. Nearly 30 minutes, a great overall tag title match with the Blonds winning.

Dustin Rhodes fought Rick Rude to a draw 1-1 30 Minute Iron Man Challenge for the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship

Rick Rude and Dustin Rhodes went 30 minutes to a draw, and I swear it’s a full 30 minutes. It was slow at times, then there were moments of excitement, but this was not as good as you’d think. Rude is so much better than WWE’s version here, even though he’s not playing the same character. He’s more hairy here, and he looks to have lost a little weight. Dustin is pre-goldust, and it shows. Good stuff, up front, but the two were gassed towards the 25 minute mark.

Ric Flair defeated Barry Windham (c) Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship

You would think that this match would’ve been great, but nope. Not sure what happened here, it was a boring title match, and though Flair bumped a lot, Windham just seemed stiff at times. Under 12 minutes, and it just wasn’t exciting to watch, I’m sorry.

The Superpowers (Sting and Davey Boy Smith) defeated The Masters of the Power Bomb (Big Van Vader and Sid Vicious; with Harley Race and Col. Robert Parker)

Here we go, the main event! This match was stellar. I was surprised how well it worked out, especially with two giants on one end. Sting was flying around and bumping like crazy for Vader and Vicious. The first 5 minutes had Vicious looking better than any WWE home grown talent. His choke slam on Sting with 1 hand was absolutely brutal. Davey Boy Smith impressed with some amazing power moves. The delayed suplex on Vader will absolutely drop your jaw. The crowd went nuts, as he had Vader up high for quite some time. I was impressed. Remember this is 1 year after Summerslam 1992, which is weird to think about. Davey Boy Smith and Sting won big.

Overall, WCW Beach Blast 1993 was great fun. The first four matches were boring, but the last set were fun to watch. I was surprised by how much fun it was to watch some of these guys. Steve Austin and Pillman over the Horseman was great, Rude in WCW was always interesting, and the main event was a lot of fun. It’s so weird to see Davey Boy Smith in WCW, especially after Summerslam 1992. Good stuff here. I did notice minor edits on the network, so pick up the vhs tape.

Buy WCW BEACH BLAST 1993 via the OFFICIAL VHS HERE

BONUS!

Here's Wrestling With Wregret w/ Colt Cabana talking about the Mini-Movies from WCW. They used one to promote this event!

WWE NXT March 8, 2017 Results and Review The Overrated Nakamura

Nakamura Is Overrated, There I Said It - Src WWE obviously

Well, here is another review. I’m watching more wrestling now than at any other time in my life. I may not be writing columns, but I sure as hell watching and reviewing all of the WWE product that is getting pushed on me. I am missing Main Event, but that’s only because I am already reviewing 4 weekly shows, and the last time I reviewed that show, it was mainly a recap show. So here we go, NXT and then possibly a review of a WCW event for the weekend, and back to the grind, right?

WWE NXT March 8, 2017 Results

Andrade Cien Almas defeated HoHo Lun
Ember Moon defeated Billie Kay
Shinsuke Nakamura defeated TJ Perkins

WWE NXT March 8, 2017 Review

This nigiht on NXT, there were only 3 matches, but there was plenty of build up for more elements. This is like Smackdown LITE if you ask me. The opening had Sanity beating up Roderick Strong, and then No Way Jose battling them with Tye Dillinger. Later the Authors of Pain beat up The Revival before a match started. Other than that, there were only 3 matches, which were hit and miss.

Andrade Cien Almas defeated HoHo Lun

HoHo Lun was a stand out for me during the CWC, and I’m glad he got a shot to be in NXT. Almas is ok, I liked when he first came out, but I can’t help but remember that Alberto Del Rio said that he’s miserable. It shows. This was a one sided affair, with Lun just getting beaten up a lot. Almas is not as good as people are saying, and he’s not as good as his debut was for me.

Ember Moon defeated Billie Kay

I finally sat down to see Ember Moon, and I can say that she has a lot of talent. She reminds me of Jackie, but at the same time, she has some timing issues. Billie Kay too, and after taking a stiff top rope rolling stunner, Kay seemed legitimately injured. This was a break neck (no pun intended) match, that resembled a car crash. For all the crap I give Asuka, these women aren’t as good. I can’t see Asuka moving to the main roster and leaving behind such terrible performers. Maybe if they tighten things up? I don’t know.

Shinsuke Nakamura defeated TJ Perkins

I was kind of looking forward to watching this match. I have faith in TJ Perkins, if given the right opponent. This match had a few slow spots, and I swear Nakamura isn’t doing well with learning English, as it could be seen in this match. It was easier to pick up on when he faced Roode, but Perkins seemed to allow things to progress with ease, and Nakamura put on his standard match. There were some great timed spots, and some nice back and forth, but overall, Nakamura is just doing his same old match, evidenced by how dead the crowd was for most of it. Perkins has some upside, but not sure if being buried in NXT is going to be a good thing. This wasn’t a burial, don’t get me wrong, the match was fine, with hard kicks, great reversals, power moves, and top rope action, but a far cry from the best of either guys.

NXT is like Smackdown LITE at this point. This was a show that truly evidenced that. Next week Ohno will fight Roode for the title, and the winner will get Nakamura at Mania weekend. We’ll see how that goes. This was a fast moving show, and only 3 matches, none of which were THAT long, mind you.

WWE 205 Live March 7, 2017 Results and Review The Dead Crowd

Austin Aries Shows Up - Img SRC WWE of course 

This week I wanted to be a skateboarder again. I used to skate daily, and was trying to work my way up the ranks. Now? I’m a broken old man. My knees hurt and my back hurts. That has nothing to do with WWE 205 Live, but I wanted to say that today.

March 7 had another edition of 205 live and I had to watch it twice. The first time, I fell asleep, the second time, I fell asleep at the main event. I went back and watched the ending again, and now we’re here. Here’s my thoughts on this night of wrestling.

WWE 205 Live March 7, 2017 Results

Rich Swann and Gentleman Jack Gallagher defeated Noam Dar and Ariya Daivari
Akira Tozawa defeated Bryan Kendrick
Austin Aries defeated Tony Nese

WWE 205 Live March 7, 2017 Review

If you’re a purist wrestling fan, then you need to watch WWE 205 Live. This night had only 3 matches and they were fast paced, and somewhat entertaining. Of the 3 matches, I liked the tag match that opened the show a bit more than the rest. This is not quite an hour of programming, mind you.

Rich Swann and Gentleman Jack Gallagher defeated Noam Dar and Ariya Daivari

Swann and Jack are great together, playing that outsider gimmick versus the cool guy. Dar and Daivari weren’t going down without a fight, but in the end, Swann picked up the pin on Dar with an insane move. I forget the name, but wow, dude went nearly to the rafters to hit it. Phoenix splash? You have to see it.

There's a story going through with Noam Dar and Alicia FOOOUUUXXXX getting gifts from a mysterious person. Is it Swann? I dunno, but I'm eating popcorn trying to figure it out.

Akira Tozawa defeated Bryan Kendrick

I’m not a fan of Tozawa. This was supposed to be a match with The Brian Kendrick, but instead, it was with a jobber named Bryan Kendrick. It was ok, but nothing to write home about. I don’t like Tozawa, and The Brian Kendrick could very well put through another classic, if he ever does in fact face the Japanese star.

Austin Aries defeated Tony Nese

I’m not sold on Austin Aries. What makes him so good? He is another bravado pushing small guy. So what? This match didn’t impress me at all, it was an average match. Tony Nese is interesting, as he’s so well packed with muscle and yet he can throw down some great moves. Aries wins, and will challenge Neville eventually, I’m sure.

Overall, this wasn’t great. It was a fun 45 minutes or so, but with only 3 matches, and a lot of talking, it felt like WWE Raw LITE. Lots more talking than there should be, and lots of callbacks to Smackdown and Raw, including commercials. Why are there commercials for WWE within the network? Come on! Oh well.

WWE Smackdown Live March 7, 2017 Results and Review Burying Everyone

Let's Bury Everyone We Can!!

Later this year, I’m going to be starting a burial report. Why? Because so much talent in the WWE is getting buried right now. It’s insane how much dirt is getting piled onto the so called superstars of the WWE. Don’t believe me? Let’s take a look at Smackdown, which was live from my home town this week, and I didn’t go.

WWE Smackdown Live March 7, 2017 Results

John Cena and Nikki Bella defeated James Ellsworth and Carmella
Dean Ambrose got beat down by Baron Corbin
Alexa Bliss and Mickie James defeated Becky Lynch and Natalya
Randy Orton defeated Aj Styles
Aj Styles nearly knocks out Shane McMahon

WWE Smackdown Live March 7, 2017 Review

So here we go, the burial of talent begins with Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon talking to the crowd about the main event, etc. Oh well.

John Cena and Nikki Bella defeated James Ellsworth and Carmella

So the WWE completely buried Ellsworth and Carmella. Ellsworth, you would expect not to get any offense in, right? But Carmella didn’t get nearly as much offense as you’d think. John Cena got the tag and then buried Ellsworth, while Carmella got buried by Nikki. The duo of the new Cena team hit the five knuckle shuffle in unison, then did the F5 and what not, and that was that. John Cena curtain jerking.

Dean Ambrose got beat down by Baron Corbin

Dean Ambrose went looking for Baron Corbin and got beat up. A lead pipe and a forklift did the trick. I’m guessing this leads to a street fight.

Alexa Bliss and Mickie James defeated Becky Lynch and Natalya

This match was interesting, in that it completely was a waste of time. Mickie and Alexa won big here. Becky and Natalya worked ok, until Natalya got mad and hit a release german suplex on Lynch. That’s that. It was a sick bump, and that’s it. Wrestlemania will have Alexa Bliss vs. everyone on the female roster that is available. Ok.

Randy Orton defeated Aj Styles

The match of the night folks, Orton and Styles put on a show for the Indianapolis crowd. There was no sleeping in nap town, that’s for sure. Styles played a great deal of wise guy tactics, Orton was getting frustrated, but of course he’d get the win, and Styles would get buried. Styles will once again NOT be in the title picture for mania, and will most likely lose to Shane McMahon. Oh well.

Aj Styles nearly knocks out Shane McMahon

Moving right along, Aj Styles gets in a fight with Shane McMahon and will most likely face him at Mania. I don’t want to see that, personally.

Now, let me ask you folks, where was the tag team division? Seriously. Where’s the tag teams? Smackdown is supposed to be the better show, and yet the tag champs are nowhere to be found. Oh well.

One last note, Daniel Bryan said that in a year and a half, he will be returning to the wrestling scene, most likely in the independent world. So there’s that.

Smackdown is supposed to be a great show, and yet this show is somewhat dreadful. It is short winded, laughable on the commentary team, and really wastes time dragging along non-important points. It’s not 3 hours, mind you, but sometimes, it feels like it is. Again, no tag team division, no Apollo Crews, no Ziggler match, heck, where’s half of the roster? Undertaker’s not even on the show. Man, what a joke of a show.

WWE Monday Night Raw March 6, 2017 Results and Review The Boredom Train Comes Through Chicago

Old Man Undertaker In A Match You Don't Want To See

Chicago was the home to a sell out crowd for Monday Night Raw. I wanted to bang my head against the wall. I didn’t want to watch this after the women’s match. But let’s get to exploring this from a long time’s fan perspective. With that in mind, here are the results and review of Monday Night Raw from March 6, 2017.

WWE Monday Night Raw March 6, 2017 Results

Kevin Owens confronted U.S. Champion Chris Jericho
Kevin Owens def. Sami Zayn
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville def. Rich Swann
Brock Lesnar confronted Universal Champion Goldberg
Raw Tag Team Champions Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson def. Enzo Amore and Big Cass via Disqualification
Akira Tozawa def. Ariya Daivari
The New Day def. The Shining Stars
Sasha Banks def. Raw Women's Champion Bayley to make the Raw Women’s Championship Match a Triple Threat at WrestleMania
Triple H addressed Seth Rollins' rehabilitation
Samoa Joe def. U.S. Champion Chris Jericho via Count-out
Roman Reigns confronted The Undertaker

WWE Monday Night Raw March 6, 2017 Review

The opening of the show had Jericho getting a super ovation, then Kevin Owens coming out to cut a promo. That led to Samoa Joe coming out to beat up Jericho and Kevin Owens to join in. Sami Zayn ran into save the day, and that set up the matches for this show.

Kevin Owens def. Sami Zayn

Remember when WWE was talking about Owens and Zayn would only have one last match and never again? Nope. They lied. They lied about it, and well here you go. Owens and Zayn one more time in a 5 minute match where the fat man wins. Not a bad match, but not that good either.

WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville def. Rich Swann

These two put on the best match of the night. Swann and Neville are absolutely great here. I loved it. The two put on an entertaining match, even though the WWE shoved 2 commercials in between the match and only let them go for about 5 minutes tops.

Brock Lesnar confronted Universal Champion Goldberg

Goldberg got an F5 and that was that. Ok. I still hope for Goldberg to squash Lesnar again.

Raw Tag Team Champions Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson def. Enzo Amore and Big Cass via Disqualification

This match was interesting at first glance, but of course it got all messed up. This ended with a disqualification because Cesaro and Sheamus showed up and got coffee spilled on them. Oh well. This sets up a match next week for Enzo and Cass against The Club Sandwich Boys.

Akira Tozawa def. Ariya Daivari

A fast match with Tozawa yelling. This wasn’t that great.

The New Day def. The Shining Stars

The Shining Stars again buried. Why even have a tag team from Puerto Rico if you’re just going to bury them?

Sasha Banks def. Raw Women's Champion Bayley to make the Raw Women’s Championship Match a Triple Threat at WrestleMania

Sasha Banks beat Bayley to get into a triple threat match at Mania. Oh swell, another one of these. Banks is on a roll, no sign of Nia Jax though! What the hell?

Triple H addressed Seth Rollins' rehabilitation

Seth Rollins looking good. Triple H mocking CM Punk’s lawsuit.

Samoa Joe def. U.S. Champion Chris Jericho via Count-out

A boring match with a count out finish, that’s the end of wrestling on this night of Raw.

Roman Reigns confronted The Undertaker

The Undertaker came down and got in the face of Reigns. Old man vs. New Guy? Look for Reigns to win against Taker at Mania.

This night on Raw, a lot of questions were not answered. The continuity is thrown out. The matches were short, and we are on the way to Wrestlemania in a mine cart in the dark. I hope things go well, we will all watch it. Lots of people are mad right now online. I’m not. But wow, what a waste of stories from Fastlane moving into Raw. The CM Punk chants were cool in Chicago, I wish he would show up. I didn’t like Raw, it was boring.